That’s good. Temptation is a problem common to everyone. Hopefully he/they recognize it as a “weakness” that needs to be worked on (dealt with) everyday. The Lord’s Prayer addresses this with “Lead us NOT into temptation.” The Prayer also deals what their “short cuts” may lead to with “… but deliver us from evil.”
There was some comedy movie, many years ago, about a monk who apparently was either kleptomaniac or simply a crook. I didn’t get around to watching it, and don’t recall the title or star. The summary in the (print) ad stuck in my mind, though: “This is Brother __. Lead him not into temptation, for he’s sure to follow.”
Speaking of whether or not God leads us into temptation, consider what God did here with Jesus: Matthew 4:1 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”
oldpine52 over 2 years ago
Was it Oscar Wilde who said,“I can resist anything except temptation”?
Doug K over 2 years ago
That’s good. Temptation is a problem common to everyone. Hopefully he/they recognize it as a “weakness” that needs to be worked on (dealt with) everyday. The Lord’s Prayer addresses this with “Lead us NOT into temptation.” The Prayer also deals what their “short cuts” may lead to with “… but deliver us from evil.”
Count Olaf Premium Member over 2 years ago
Sounds like a senior citizen on their was to the casino.
uniquename over 2 years ago
They don’t need to be led. They do the leading.
DHBirr over 2 years ago
There was some comedy movie, many years ago, about a monk who apparently was either kleptomaniac or simply a crook. I didn’t get around to watching it, and don’t recall the title or star. The summary in the (print) ad stuck in my mind, though: “This is Brother __. Lead him not into temptation, for he’s sure to follow.”
KEA over 2 years ago
Here’s a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once. — Tallulah Bankhead
raybarb44 over 2 years ago
Most of us also know sadly, but that knowledge should actually help us avoid temptation…..
greenlynn Premium Member over 2 years ago
I have long thought that this phrase in the prayer needs revision.
thejanith Premium Member over 2 years ago
Love it! Absolutely classic humor. Thanks for the laugh. Great way to start a day.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago
“Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.” —Lazarus Long (actually Robert A. Heinlein)
schaefer jim over 2 years ago
In my wayward youth, I knew the shortcuts and was at times the leader of the one boy pack.
SKYSWIM over 2 years ago
Speaking of whether or not God leads us into temptation, consider what God did here with Jesus: Matthew 4:1 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”
WilliamMedlock over 2 years ago
I am reminded of the phrase, “Wholesale sinning.” And to think, all my life I’ve paid list price.
Up Your's over 2 years ago
Good one.